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luzulaI am getting so tired of the political arguments with my parents. The latest one:
Mom: The Nazis aren't allowed their freedom of speech when people protest against their rally and drown out what they're saying!
Me: *headdesk* Freedom of speech is about being able to say what you want without repression from the state. If people are angry with the Nazis because of their political opinions and drown out what they're saying, I FIND THAT COMPLETELY REASONABLE.
If you are wondering what this is about: Sweden, like many other European countries, has a right-wing semi-fascist party (SD) which is against immigration and which unfortunately has gained a fair amount of votes. The Nazi party is further out on the fringe, obviously. My parents are influenced by SD, which has led to a lot of debate and frustration between us (though as you can see in my previous post, we still manage to socialize fine). But how do you avoid getting entrenched in your separate sides in a debate and not getting anywhere? Any tips? : /
Mom: The Nazis aren't allowed their freedom of speech when people protest against their rally and drown out what they're saying!
Me: *headdesk* Freedom of speech is about being able to say what you want without repression from the state. If people are angry with the Nazis because of their political opinions and drown out what they're saying, I FIND THAT COMPLETELY REASONABLE.
If you are wondering what this is about: Sweden, like many other European countries, has a right-wing semi-fascist party (SD) which is against immigration and which unfortunately has gained a fair amount of votes. The Nazi party is further out on the fringe, obviously. My parents are influenced by SD, which has led to a lot of debate and frustration between us (though as you can see in my previous post, we still manage to socialize fine). But how do you avoid getting entrenched in your separate sides in a debate and not getting anywhere? Any tips? : /
